Quattro Books publishes novellas and books of poetry

Quattro Books publishes novellas (20,000 – 40,000 words) of
literary fiction, and poetry. They accept unsolicited manuscripts only from
Canadian citizens living in Canada. Quattro does not publish genre fiction,
(sci-fi, historical, romance).

Submission periods:

For fiction, Quattro
considers manuscripts January 1 to May 31, 2018for possible
publication in 2019.

For poetry, Quattro
considers unsolicited manuscripts January
1 to March 31, 2018 for possible publication in 2019 or 2020.

2019 Ken
Klonsky Novella Prize Contest

Each year, Quattro runs the
Ken Klonsky Novella Contest. Submissions opens on June 1 and close July 31.
Quattro Books will publish the best novella as part of their following year’s
publishing list. The contest is open to Canadian writers who reside in Canada.
You do not have to have any publication history. The novella manuscript should
be completed, and not less than 20,000 words or more than 40,000 words. There
is a $15 reader’s fee for entering.

Vice Versa, a book of poetry by
Renée von Paschen & Robert Paquin,
published by Quattro Books

If you have a chapbook-to-manuscript-length collection of 48–60 pages of
poetry, submit five poems from your manuscript, to a maximum of ten pages for
the chance to be part of Quattro’s newest national poetry anthology series! Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Ten finalists will be shortlisted and invited to submit their full
manuscripts. Three winners will be selected and published in the premier
edition of Quattro’s annual Best
New Canadian Poetsanthology series launching in the Fall
of 2018!

Only poets who have yet to publish a full book of poetry are eligible.
Previous publication of single poems in journals, magazines, anthologies or
online is acceptable. No fee required

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.